Royal Leamington Spa Courier and Warwickshire Standard - Warwick and Country Edition page 2/col 5

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Subject

Women - Women on the land. Attitude of farmers/public towards

Description

Farmers & Women Workers: Give Them a Cup of Tea" Parliamentary Secretary to Board of Agriculture addressed meeting of Home Counties Womens Liberal Association on the need for farmers to get over their prejudices over employing women and must pay them a fair wage. They must make satisfactory arrangements for the comfort of the women, even to having a cup of tea at a time of day when they required it.